”Luptă pentru viitorul tău, deschide gura, vorbeşte, fă-te auzit pentru copiii tăi, pentru prietenii tăi, pentru familia ta”, le-a declarat Gauff participanţilor, notează Reuters, preluată de Agerpres.
Coco Gauff a spus că ”s-a simţit tristă” pentru faptul că a trebuit să protesteze pentru aceleaşi motive pe care bunica sa a făcut-o ”în urmă cu 50 de ani” şi a făcut referire la vârsta ei şi la incapacitatea de a vota la alegerile prezidenţiale.
Just now, @CocoGauff spoke to todays peaceful protesters in Delray: pic.twitter.com/nSSis0Ssdl
— Emily Sullivan (@emsulliv) June 3, 2020
„Eu nu pot vota, dar puteţi vota voi pentru viitorul meu şi al fratelui meu. Dacă alegeţi tăcerea, alegeţi partea opresorului”, a spus, printre altele, Gauff.
Ecouri în Europa
Discursul său a avut ecou, la scurt timp, şi în Europa.
Belgianca Kim Clijsters a afirmat, pe conturile sale din reţelele de socializare, cu referire la discursul lui Gauff: ”Îţi mulţumesc că eşti o tânără de la care fiica mea va învăţa valorile. Promit că vom continua să-i învăţăm pe copiii noştri ceea ce trebuie, pentru ca şi ei, la rândul lor, să le transmită mai departe. Totul începe de acasă!”.
Cori Gauff a avut o ascensiune spectaculoasă începând cu luna iulie a anului trecut, când s-a calificat în optimi de finală la Wimbledon (unde a fost eliminată de Simona Halep), la prima sa participare la un turneu de Mare Şlem. Ea a atins optimile şi la Australian Open, la sfârşitul lui ianuarie, devenind prima jucătoare de 15 ani care a intrat în top 50 WTA în ultimii 15 ani.
Gauff a fost printre primii sportivi nord-americani care şi-au alăturat vocea protestatarilor, după uciderea afro-americanului George Floyd de către poliţişti din Minneapolis.
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Eugen Tomac, premier desemnat
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